- Born
- Died
- Birth namePamela Tiffin Wonso
- Height1.70 m
- Born in Oklahoma City in 1942, Pamela Tiffin Wonso grew up in Chicago, where she began a modeling career while in her early teens. She moved to New York to model and attend college, but became so successful in her modeling career that college soon took a back seat. On a trip to California she met producer Hal B. Wallis (husband of actress Martha Hyer) who was so impressed with the beautiful teenager that he cast her in the Tennessee Williams drama Eté et fumées (1961). Her sterling performance netted her nominations for two Golden Globe awards (in the Best Supporting Actress and Most Promising Female Newcomer categories) in early 1962. Later that year she married American journalist, editor, and magazine publisher, Clay Felker.
She posed for a number of cheesecake shots in the 1960s and appeared in several lighthearted, frothy romantic comedies. Legendary director Billy Wilder was taken with her comedic skills and cast her in the Coca-Cola-themed Un, deux, trois (1961) (with James Cagney and Arlene Francis), and she appeared in such comedies as Trois filles à Madrid (1964) (with Ann-Margret and Carol Lynley) and For Those Who Think Young (1964) (with James Darren and Tina Louise) and Détective privé (1966) (starring Paul Newman).
By the mid-1960s, with her marriage ending, she went to Italy to star in some comedies including Straziami ma di baci saziami (1968) (with Nino Manfredi and Ugo Tognazzi), directed by Dino Risi. In these comedies she showed an excellent adaptability to act as a small-town Italian girl. In 1974, she remarried and retired from the screen to raise a family and pursue other interests. She lived in New York with husband Edmondo Danon and her two daughters until her death in 2020, aged 78.- IMDb mini biography by: Shapster and Massimo
- SpousesEdmondo Danon(1974 - December 2, 2020) (her death, 2 children)Clay Felker(October 6, 1962 - 1969) (divorced)
- Children
- ParentsStanley Wonso (Wonsowicz)Grace Irene Tiffin
- Named "Star of Tomorrow" in 1962 by the Motion Picture Herald, a trade paper for theater owners.
- The February 1969 issue of "Playboy" Magazine did a feature on her entitled "A Toast to Tiffin," showing tastefully nude photos of her with long and flowing golden hair. The photos concealed her nakedness with flowers, fabrics and strategically-placed objects. "Playboy" offered her quite a bit of money in the ensuing years to do a full spread but she always refused.
- Upon her death, she was cremated and her ashes returned to her surviving spouse. She was also survived by her daughters, Echo Angelica (b. June 11, 1976) and Aurora Hillego Danon (b. February 12, 1981).
- Tiffin's father, Stanley Wonso, was an architect. Her paternal grandparents hailed from Poland (Siedlce and Wilno, respectively).
- Attended Hunter College while modeling and soon became one of New York City's top models, even making the cover of "Vogue" magazine. She later attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.
- La foire aux illusions (1962) - $1,000 per week with an eight-week guarantee
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content